Latin Recommended Basic Vocabulary


Nouns and Related Words: People

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People
Latin English
homo, homin- man as opp. to animal
virtus virtut- courage
soror sister
pario, peperi, partus give birth
filia daughter
vicinus neighbor
senex, sen- old man
pater, patr- father
vir man as opp. to woman
gens gent- clan, breed, class
frater fratr- brother
proles offspring
turbo, turbavi, turbatus disturb, throw into confusion, rout
plebs common people, lowest class of free men in Rome
virgo, virgin- virgin, maiden
gigno, genui, genitus give birth to
vulgus the crowd, common herd
mulier woman
puella girl
heres, hered- heir
adulescens, adulescent- young man
parens, parent- parent
genus, gener- race, birth, kind
domina mistress
barbarus foreigner, barbarian
hospes, hospit- stranger, guest
famulus servant, slave
puer boy
socius ally, friend
pauper poor man, pauper
patria fatherland
princeps, princip- chief
populus people
filius son
senatus senate
comes, comit- comrade, companion
vis, vir- violence, force
nepos, nepot- nephew, descendant
dominus master
humanus human
vulgo, vulgavi, vulgatus publish, announce, make public
minister, ministr- servant
mater, matr- mother
femina woman, female
principium origin, beginning
pareo, parui, paritus obey, appear
gener son-in-law
familia family
turba mob, throng, tumult
senectus, senectut- old age
paro, paravi, paratus prepare



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